Hi Rich, you can learn developping Rails very simply by using our virtual development environment : VirtualRails
this is free, very easy and fast : 1) download and install virtualbox (see www.virtualbox.org, graphic wizard, 5 minutes for total newbie) 2) download and install virtualrails (instructions here : www.virtualrails.org/node/3 , 5 minutes for total newbie) 3) run virtual rails and then you have on your windows system a totally configured linux with ruby, rails, netbeans for RoR development, MySQL, and several other useful tools all ready to go ! give it a try :) all informations at www.virtualrails.org On 20 juil, 21:44, Rich d <[email protected]> wrote: > i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to go > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need to > install ruby 1.8.7? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.

